Where does “gerundirakenne” come from?
gerundirakenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish gerundi, from Latin gerundium, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
gerundirakenne (Finnish): gerund construction
Definitions
- gerund construction
Ancestry of “gerundirakenne”, step by step
gerundirakenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish gerundi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | gerundi | gerund |
| 2 | Latin | gerundium | gerund |
| 3 | Latin | gerō | to carry, bear |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Finnish rakenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakenne | structure; texture |
| 2 | Finnish | rakentaa | to build, construct |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rakentadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | rakkɜ- | to make, prepare, build |